Hazel McGary
Hazel McGary was 49 when she died at FCI Aliceville on March 18, 2019, a federal prison where she was held. According to her daughters, Kentiesha and Apolonia Kimble, she had been asking for treatment for worsening heart and mobility problems for months, and the daughters said they called the prison repeatedly for help. Her cellmate found her on the floor that morning and staff took her to medical, where she died. The family says they were not notified until hours later. The Bureau of Prisons listed the cause as natural causes, according to public records obtained by Reason, while her daughters say an autopsy found a blood clot from her leg to her heart and describe the death as medical neglect.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed; neglect alleged). The Bureau of Prisons lists her death as natural causes, while her daughters say an autopsy found a blood clot from her leg to her heart, and her family and Reason's investigation say staff failed to act on her repeated requests for heart and mobility care.
Reported by: Bureau of Prisons (per public records obtained by Reason) (the agency that held her); her daughters; Reason (reporters).